Tag: temperature
Physics Envy Is Not Helping Evolutionary Biology
Biology is very different from physics. But if living things are entirely describable by atoms and forces, shouldn’t laws of physics apply to them, too?
Francis Collins Employs Climate Change as a Cudgel
Collins identifies as a Christian, but he seems to have missed a glaring instance of design in the Earth system.
Eric Hedin: The Miracle(s) of Metal
Humans have successfully utilized metals for millennia, and trace amounts of metals are crucial to our survival. Is that coincidence or something more?
Enceladus as a Habitability Test
High up on the astrobiologists’ bucket list for further exploration is a little moon of Saturn. How lively could it be at Enceladus?
Earth and Mars — A Rare Gem and a Sharp Contrast
Apparently, simple living organisms must exist for eons on a planet before more advanced life can thrive.